ISO 13617:2001 PDF

This International Standard covers the design, manufacture, performance, operation, functioning and testing of incinerators intended to incinerate garbage and other shipboard wastes generated during the ship's normal service (i.e. maintenance, operational, domestic and cargo associated wastes).

This International Standard applies to incinerator plants with capacities up to 1 500 kW per unit.

This International Standard does not apply to systems on special incinerator ships, e.g. for burning industrial wastes such as chemicals, manufacturing residues, etc.

It does not address the electrical supply to the unit, nor the foundation connections and stack connections.

This International Standard provides emission requirements in annex A, and fire protection requirements in annex B. Provisions for incinerators integrated with heat recovery units and provisions for flue gas temperatures are given in informative annex C and normative annex D, respectively.

This International Standard may involve hazardous materials, operations, and equipment. It does not purport to address all of the safety problems associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this International Standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.